Festool MFS Multi-Routing Template System Manual de usuario
© 2008-2009, Brice Burrell Page 1
The Festool MFS Multi-Routing
Template System
A User's Guide by Brice Burrell
Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................2
Connecting the MFS profiles. ................................................................................................................... 10
Template Routing with the MFS System.................................................................................................. 17
Inlays.......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Jack Miters, Stair Stringers, and Circle Cutting....................................................................................... 41
Cutting Applications .................................................................................................................................. 58
Using the MFS As A Clamping Aid ............................................................................................................ 71
Miscellaneous Uses For the MFS............................................................................................................. 74
Closing Thoughts....................................................................................................................................... 78
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Introduction
Here is a look at the Festool MFS 400 and MFS 700, multi-routing template system.
While these tools excel as routing templates they are capable of far more. Routing operations like
open-field inlays, borders, cutouts, mortises, routing circles, curves and arcs are just part of what the
MFS system can do. Use the MFS with your Multi Function Table to help square the guide rail with
the table, or as a cutting fence. I've even used the profiles as a temple to make cuts with my jigsaw!
To understand the full value of this accessory, don't think of it as a "Routing Template". Envision
profiles that form templates, squares, fences, stops, story sticks and jigs of every kind, a "Multi-
Function Profile" system.
The first thing I'd like to do is credit Jerry Work, Ned Young and John Lucas for the work that they
have already done to help us get the most out of the MFS and the Festool system. Some of the
methods, techniques and ideas you will see here have come from their writings. So, thank you
gentlemen.
Here is a link to Jerry Work's MFS manual. Jerry Work designs and hand crafts fine furniture in Kerby,
OR. Check out his site, The Dovetail Joint.
Ned Young started a thread on the Festool Owners Group forum, Notes on the MFS.
John Lucas has shared a lot of great ideas on his site, WoodShopDemos.
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The components of the MFS 400 and MFS 700.
To get started let’s take a look at the components that make up the MFS template system.
Knowing what the parts are and what they do from the beginning will help you understand the
functions and methods later on in this review.
In this photo you see what is included with the MFS 400 set: two 400 mm and two
200 mm profiles, two angle stops, anti-tilting insert, circle-cutting insert and pivot, 3 mm ball head
Allen driver, connecting hardware and an instruction manual.
The MFS 700 set (not pictured above) includes all of the same components, except its profiles are
400 mm and 700 mm.
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The MFS profiles are aluminum extrusions with graduated metric scales printed on them. Profiles are
80 mm wide and 16 mm thick with a series of "Joiner" or "V" slots and "Clamp" slots. The Joiner or V
slots are for the connecting hardware, circle-cutting insert and pivot and the coupling hardware (not
included with the sets) for joining profiles length-wise. I'll go into detail on how to join the profiles in its
own section in this review.
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The Festool FSZ 120, FSZ 300 and FS-HZ clamps fit in the clamp slots, as do the guide rail
connectors. The guide connectors can also be used to join the profiles in length. Also, 1/4" square
and hex nuts fit the slots if you want to add a fixture to the profiles or mount them to jig or table with
your own (imperial or “inch” style) hardware.
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The 3 mm ball head driver is used on almost all of the MFS hardware. The ball head allows the driver
to be used on an angle as shown in this photo.
The angle stops mount into the V slots and are used to help position the MFS.
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Here the angle stops are mounted on the bottom of the MFS to precisely locate the MFS for an inlay.
This is the anti-tilting insert. It is used to prevent the router from tipping or tilting during routing operations. If the
router is tilted the work piece can be ruined. Copying rings fit into the anti-tilting insert, this allows it to travel
with the router. The insert can fit 24, 27, 30 and 40 mm copying rings.
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Here you can see the insert in place under the router. The insert is only needed when the profiles are
spread too far apart for the router's base to be fully supported by the profiles themselves.
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This is the circle-cutting insert and pivot. I'll go into more detail about how to use the MFS to rout
circles, curves and arcs later in this review.
Festool offers some other accessories not shown in this review. Longer profiles are available, 1000
mm profiles and 2000 mm profiles to extend the MFS template system. You can use the Routing
Slide with the MFS to support the router when routing out large areas, for example open field inlays.
Also offered, as spare parts, are a set of 4 MFS "Joiners" (part # 493235) that fit into the V slots to
connect profiles length-wise. You'll need to call Festool's service department to order the joiners.
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Connecting the MFS profiles.
In this section I'm going to you show how to connect the profiles into rectangles and end-to-end.
The MFS profiles have male and female ends, as shown here. The male ends have two small studs
or indexing pins to align the profiles. Also the male ends have the connecting hardware, notice the "V"
nut with a ball detent.
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